STEM School Highlands Ranch
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday July 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
8920 Barrons Blvd
P-TECH Mechatronics Room
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
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Directors Present
A. Campbell, C. Gustafson, D. Lomelino, E. Quigley, G. Wing, K. Leung, R. Lukez
Directors Absent
C. Wroblewski, I. Kalra
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
E. Quigley
Guests Present
A. Cardinal, M. Cartier
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. 2025-26 School Year Prep
A.
Oath of Office - New Board Members
B.
Committees and Annual Calendar
Proposed Committees and assignments were discussed. The Committees, assignments, and chairs will be approved by Board vote at the next meeting.
It was proposed that a Fundraising Committee is not needed because the Finance Committee can recommend Fundraising Goals and the Governance Committee can recommend a Fundraising Policy, for Board approval. A staff-led committee is already actively planning and coordinating fundraising activities.
The plan for Growth Task Force was discussed with a plan for the Task Force chair and Matt to adjust other Board member participation as needed dependent on the task force discussion/action. If more than 3 board members participate in a task force meeting, then it will be a public meeting. It was recommended that Kevin serve as chair of the Growth Task Force.
Recommended committees and assignments:
Governance - Carla (c), Cory
Finance - Darrell (c), Gina
Academic Excellence - Ish (c), Adelita
CIO Support & Evaluation - Erin (c), Carla
Growth Task Force - Kevin (c), Cory, Darrell, Gina, Rudy
Legal (ad hoc) - Carla (c), Cory
D. Lomelino provided guidance on how to use AI to complete the summary/highlights for committee reports.
C. Gustafson reviewed the committee roles/purpose and annual/monthly timeline. The annual board calendar was also discussed.
E. Quigley provided a summary of the results from the committee look-back summary.
C.
Strategic Planning Discussion
M. Cartier provided an update on Strategic Planning - Identity, Experience (Students, Staff, Parents), and Growth, as well as Strategic Tasks for the school year. Draft CIO and Board goals from last year's CIO review were also presented.
C. Gustafson, D. Lomelino, K. Leung, and A. Campbell completed their oath of office with Amy Cardinal notarizing the forms. C. Wroblewski will complete his oath another time since he was absent from meeting.